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title: garlic — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «garlic» in the Judaism dictionary: A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# garlic

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**Who acts:** plant, parts, We, fish, Dad, I · **What happens:** use, flavour, split, call, remember, be · **To what, where:** plant, food, parts, cloves, fish, Egypt · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«garlic» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [garlic in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/garlic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:m1:1
# text = A plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste, used to flavour food; its bulb splits into parts called cloves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	onion	onion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	flavour	flavour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	bulb	bulb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	splits	split	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
22	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
24	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl	_	_
25	cloves	clove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **flavour** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **split** | present | a plant like a small onion with a strong smell and taste |  |  |  |  | into parts *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into part=Result |
| 4 | **call** | participle | parts *not said here* | cloves |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; (Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x1:1
# text = We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; (Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917)
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wont	wont	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cucumbers	cucumber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	melons	melon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	leeks	leek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
36	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	compound	_	_
38	NUM.11.5	NUM.11.5	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	35	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	conj	_	_
41	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	38	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	38	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | We | the fish |  |  |  | the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the fish |  |  |  |  | wont *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **eat** | to-infinitive | the fish *not said here* |  |  | Egypt |  | for nought | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad chopped two cloves of garlic for the sauce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x2:1
# text = Dad chopped two cloves of garlic for the sauce.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chopped	chop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cloves	clove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past | Dad | two cloves of garlic |  |  |  | for the sauce | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clove=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love garlic bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x3:1
# text = I love garlic bread.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | garlic bread |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bread=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Garlic has a very strong smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x4:1
# text = Garlic has a very strong smell.
1	Garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Garlic | a strong smell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smell=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We planted garlic cloves in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x5:1
# text = We planted garlic cloves in the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cloves	clove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | We | garlic cloves |  | the garden |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clove=Theme in garden=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old stories, garlic keeps vampires away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x6:1
# text = In old stories, garlic keeps vampires away.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	vampires	vampire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep away** | present | garlic | vampires |  | old stories |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent vampire=Theme in story=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her breath smelled of garlic after dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x7:1
# text = Her breath smelled of garlic after dinner.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | Her breath |  |  |  | after dinner | of garlic | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of garlic=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Garlic is bad for dogs, so don't feed it to them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:garlic:x8:1
# text = Garlic is bad for dogs, so don't feed it to them.
1	Garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Garlic |  |  |  |  | for dogs; bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **feed** | infinitive · do-support | Garlic *not said here* | Garlic | dogs *= dog* |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to they=Recipient |

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